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Articles about the variety interesting things, places, and people in the neighbourhood.

Photo of a flowered jacquard bodice, made in eighteenth century France.
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An inspiration for contemporary fashion, film and fabrics

by Sue Blundell 6:03 pm, Monday, 1 August 202211:04 am, Friday, 12 August 2022
View of a row of terraced homes.
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Help with the cost of living in Camden and Westminster

by Editors12:38 pm, Friday, 24 June 202212:16 pm, Tuesday, 9 August 2022
Head and shoulders photo of Millie Miller.
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The life of Millie Miller – the first woman to lead a London council

by Editors7:23 am, Wednesday, 8 June 202211:18 am, Thursday, 19 May 2022
Sally and Brigitte standing in the street in front of railings with jubilee bunting.
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A Jubilee street party in Fitzrovia brings the neighbourhood together

by A M Hanson 11:31 am, Monday, 6 June 20224:59 pm, Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Poster advertising God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols. Artwork by Jamie Reid, 1977.
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Jubilee artwork 45 years on

by Linus Rees 6:49 am, Friday, 3 June 20228:35 pm, Thursday, 2 June 2022
A St Giles-in-the-Fields parish boundary stone set in a wall at Alfred Mews. It is dated 1784 and has the initials S. G. F.
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History notes: parish guides, monumental inscriptions, and researching family history

by Editors7:49 am, Friday, 27 May 20228:32 am, Friday, 27 May 2022
Portrait of Olaudah Equiano.
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On radio: The Amazing Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Editors7:34 am, Wednesday, 25 May 20227:53 am, Wednesday, 25 May 2022
View of Lasdun's Royal College of Physicians.
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Guided walks to learn about and enjoy the built environment in Camden

by Editors6:52 am, Tuesday, 24 May 20227:55 pm, Sunday, 22 May 2022
A black and white photo of a US Army nurse drying sterilised rubber gloves, Churchill Hospital Oxford England 1943.
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Lee Miller’s images celebrate the daily life and tragedy of women at war

by Clive Jennings 7:08 am, Monday, 9 May 20222:55 pm, Saturday, 7 May 2022
Black and white cartoon strip satirizing couples on dates.
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Tales of love and romance in cartoon strips

by Editors6:23 pm, Tuesday, 3 May 20226:23 pm, Tuesday, 3 May 2022
Labour West End ward candidates Paul Fisher, Jessica Toale, and Patrick Lilley standing in Pearson Square.
Posted inFeatures

Labour promises a better deal for residents in Fitzrovia West

by Linus Rees 2:57 pm, Thursday, 28 April 20228:39 am, Friday, 29 April 2022
Conservative party candidates for Westminster Council's West End ward: Tim Barnes, Eoghain Leo Murphy, and Julie Redmond. Photographed standing in Pearson Square.
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Conservative candidates promise improvements for Fitzrovia West residents

by Linus Rees 2:06 pm, Thursday, 28 April 20229:46 am, Saturday, 30 April 2022
Historic photograph of Holborn Bars also known as Staple Inn.
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The streets that inspired Charles Dickens

by Editors7:30 am, Thursday, 14 April 20227:32 am, Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Sofia Matviienko with flute.
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Ukrainian born musicians Pavlo Beznosiuk on violin, and Sofia Matviienko on flute at Fitzrovia Chapel

by Editors6:18 pm, Monday, 11 April 20226:20 pm, Monday, 11 April 2022
Beryl Gilroy sitting among pupils at Beckford School, Camden around 1973.
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The story of Camden’s first black headteacher

by Editors6:46 am, Friday, 8 April 20224:35 pm, Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Enamel street sign on brick building stating Mortimer Street, W1, City of Westminster.
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Safe spaces for working women: Mortimer Street in late Victorian and Edwardian times

by Sue Blundell 10:04 am, Monday, 21 March 202210:18 am, Sunday, 26 February 2023
Judy Dainton aka Judith, sitting in her living room at her home in Calthorpe Street, London WC1.
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Obituary: Judy Dainton – The Mount Pleasant Years

by Julie Riley 10:59 am, Tuesday, 1 February 20223:30 pm, Thursday, 17 February 2022
Judith aka Judy Dainton from a still from a 1986 film. She is standing outside the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Centre, 39 Tottenham Street.
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Obituary: Judith Dainton – The Fitzrovia Years

by Nick Bailey 11:33 pm, Monday, 31 January 20223:32 pm, Thursday, 17 February 2022
Front view of 29 Fitzroy Square, London.
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History notes: Virginia Woolf’s Bloomsbury squares

by Editors3:54 pm, Tuesday, 11 January 20225:37 pm, Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Front view of 29 Fitzroy Square, London.
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A flowering of talent: Eileen Agar, Gluck, and Constance Spry

by Sue Blundell 6:57 am, Wednesday, 8 December 20212:02 pm, Tuesday, 7 December 2021

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Mike Pentelow enjoying music and a drink at the King and Queen pub in September 2018.

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